Where does “χελώνη” come from?

χελώνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu-.

χελώνη (Ancient Greek): tortoise

Definitions

  1. tortoise

Ancestry of “χελώνη”, step by step

χελώνη traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European gʰelu-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelu-—

via Proto-Indo-European gʰelōw-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelōw-tortoise, turtle-like animals

via Proto-Indo-European gʰelew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelew-—

Words derived from “χελώνη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu- →